It was not open so we could get inside, but it was nice view from there and nice buildings.

Planen var å spise lunsj på Bibliotekbaren på Bristol. Men det er et svært populært spisested så midt i lunsjtiden ble det litt lang ventetid på ledig bord. Så vi endte isteden opp litt lenger bort i gata med å spise helnorsk bondekost på Kaffistova. Der var det Raspeballtorsdag, så det valgte jo jeg! Og sønn spiste kjøttkaker. smakte deilig! The plan was to have lunch at the Library Bar at Bristol. But it is a very popular restaurant, especially at lunch time, and we thought it was too long to wait for a table. So we ended up instead a little further down the street at Kaffistova, which has traditional Norwegian food. . Each Thursday is Raspeball Thursday. Raspeball is one of the names on the traditional Norwegian potato dumplings. I had raspeballer and my son had meatballs. Very good!

Etterpå var vi på Kunstindustrimuseet. Det var mye å se på der, men ikke lov å ta bilder. Jeg glemte også å ta bilde utenfra så dette bildet har jeg lånt fra folk.uio. Then we went on to Kunstindustrimuseet. There was much to see, but not allowed to take pictures. I also forgot to take a picture outside , so this picture I have borrowed from folk.uio.

Videre gikk veien bortover Fredensborgveien hvor disse sjarmerende små, gamle husene er bevart og fremdeles i bruk som boliger. Morsomt at slike hus fremdeles finnes midt i storbyen. Then we went down Fredensborgveien where these charming small, old houses are preserved and still in use as homes. Nice that this kind of houses still exist in the middle of the bustling city.

Så var vi innom Mathallene. I et industribygg ved Akerselva er det samlet mange spisesteder og butikker med litt mer eksklusive matvarer. Next we visited Mathallene (Food halls). In an industrial building by the river is collected many eateries and shops with a bit more upscale foods.

Sønn beundrer Akerselva. Son looks at the river Akerselva.

Vår koselige dag sammen ble avsluttet med kaffe i hans leilighet i denne gata. Takk for hyggelig tur K ! Our nice day together ended with coffee in his apartment in this street. Thank you for a nice day, K !

I've seen this headband around the web and wanted to try to knit one. I don't know where the pattern originated from, looks like it is Russian. I have found it on several blogs : Ida Amalies Hobbykrok, Lises hjerteglede and Tovepia. I knitted my headband from the pattern at Tovepia , with 31 stitches. I used almost one skein Viking Alpaca Sport. At Ida Amalies Hobbykrok there is more pictures on how to do, and link to a video.

Slik ser det ut når det strikkes. This is how it looks when it is knitted.

Flettene dannes ved at "remsene" tres i hverandre. Så dette er en flott oppskrift hvis noen føler seg usikker på flettestrikking, men har lyst på fletter. The braids are formed by "strips" put into each other. So this is a great pattern if anyone feels unsure knitting braids.

Jeg har også et grått hespe av det samme garnet som jeg gleder meg til å strikke med senere.When I was in Edinburgh in June I bought a lovely sock yarn as a souvenir. It is called Old Town Yarns and it has a light denim blue color. I thought it would be great to the sock pattern Rough and tough from Bitta Mikkelborg's Sock book. I am very pleased with them. They are knitted on needles 2.5mm. I also have a gray skein of the same yarn that I'm looking forward to knit with later.

På Projo forumet ble vi invitert til å bli med på en sy-along. Og her er resultatet: En Pringles boks ble forvandlet til en strikkepinneboks! Det er bare en boks, men jeg måtte ta to bilder for å vise hele mønsteret :) On Projo forum we were invited to join a sewing-along. And here is the result: A Pringles can was transformed into a knitting needle box! It's just one box, but I had to take two photos to show the whole pattern :)

Når en er så heldig å ha en forsythiabusk i haven kan en ta inn noen kvister og få en forsmak på våren selv om det er vinter og snø ute. When one is lucky to have a forsythia bush in the garden, one can take in some twigs and get an early taste of spring, even if there is winter and snow outside.

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Jeg er 64 år og har vært gift med min kjære i 42 år. Mor til tre voksne gutter. Jeg er glad i å strikke, sy, quilte og litt brodering. I am 64 years old and live in Norway. I have been married to my dear husband for 42 years and I am mother to 3 grown up sons. I love to knit, sew and quilt, and some embroidery.